Dixson Surname

74,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dixson Surname Definition:

= Dickson, q.v.

Dixson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6571:64,0737,507
England2791:199,70617,470
Liberia2711:16,2681,692
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Panama71:558,8949,437
India61:127,844,230863,365
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2521:96,7289,867
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3631:36,8444,365

Dixson (1,051) may also be a first name.

Dixson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Dickson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dixson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dixson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dixson (Marathi: सोन, Oriya: ଡିକସନ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dixson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dixson is the 74,320th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,101,836 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Dixson reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dixson is also the 246,979th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,051 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5,657 people, or 1 in 64,073. In The United States Dixson is primarily found in: Georgia, where 7 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Liberia, where 4 percent reside.

Dixson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dixson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dixson last name grew 415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dixson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dixson last name are 5.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dixson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $37,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning $47,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dicxson922/
Dixon91342,419/
Dison912,840/
Dishon834,553/
Daison832,134/
Dicson83802/
Dikson83747/
Ditson83558/
Dixion83497/
Disson83482/
Dision83330/
Doison83199/
Deison83109/
Dioson8374/
Disong8354/
Dieson8337/
Dixxon8315/
Digson8314/
Dicxon8312/
Didson8310/
Dixonn8310/
Dexson836/
Disone836/
Disxon834/
Ddixon833/
Dihson833/
Duison832/
Dixoon832/
Dixsen832/
Dixsom832/
Disyon832/
Dixone831/
Doixon831/
Disont831/
Deixon831/
Disoin831/
Dhison831/
Disgon831/
Duixon830/
Dixsun830/
Dickson77245,909/
Dishong771,185/
Diocson771,082/
Discion77188/
Daisson77156/
Ditsong77102/
Deisone7723/
Dicsion7721/
Disiong7719/
Diokson7717/
Diogson7714/
Daisong7712/
Disshon7710/
Dixonne779/
Diekson778/
Daikson777/
Dissong777/
Dickxon776/
Dission776/
Daidson775/
Dikcson775/
Dissone775/
Daisone775/
Diggson774/
Dishoin774/
Dishone773/
Disoine772/
Deisson772/
Diesson772/
Dikkson771/
Dishonc771/
Dhaison771/
Duikson771/
Dishson771/
Dicsonk771/
Diksson771/
Diçkson771/
D'Hixon771/
Dicsone771/
Diksone771/
Dieyson771/
Diksion771/
Dishonk771/
Dishoun771/
Dischon771/
Diehson771/
Dhixonn771/
Dishoon770/
Deidson770/
Dittson770/
Doisson770/
Dixhoon770/
Diosson770/
Dizon73116,628/
Dyson7338,998/
Disom731,818/
Deson73476/
Disan73470/
Disen73438/
Dixen73414/
Dexon7331/
Dixan737/
Dixom734/
Dixón732/
Djson731/
Disén731/
Dyxon730/
Dixun730/
Deixonne71408/
Dishongh71306/
Dicksson7195/
Dicksion7142/
Disonova7115/
Dixonová716/
Dikckson716/
Diechson713/
Dishonne712/
Dicksoon712/
Dicksonn712/
Dissoune712/
Daickson711/
Daikeson711/
Duickson711/
Deickson711/
Dijxhoon711/
Disongue711/
Diockson711/
Ditshone711/
Doisoong711/
Deisiong711/
Diegsson711/
Dheigson711/
Dheikson711/
Dieckson710/
Dishoung710/
Daisen6796,401/
Deason678,165/
Dayson672,250/
Dishan671,777/
Disang671,308/
Deshon671,244/
Desson671,129/
Daisan67866/
Diesen67807/
Disane67722/
Duisen67573/
Desion67461/
Dissen67393/
Doizon67386/
Dicion67376/
Detson67349/
Diosan67256/
Daizon67254/
Dichon67237/
Disant67231/
Diksan67212/
Deisen67206/
Deeson67185/
Decion67172/
Disanh67109/
Deisan67105/
Dekson6753/
Diksen6740/
Doisan6732/
Disien6730/
Dissan6730/
Deyson6729/
Desong6727/
Decson6723/
Duisan6715/
Dykson6714/
Dicsen6712/
Ditsan6711/
Dishoungh6710/
Ditsom679/
Doyson678/
Dexion676/
Dehson676/
Desone676/
Dhisan674/
Dysson674/
Dedson673/
Duyson673/
Dizoon673/
Dexsen672/
Deizon672/
Diesan672/
Didsan672/
Diosen672/
Disamn671/
Dixien671/
Dicxan671/
Desyon671/
Deszon671/
Dysont671/
Ditsen671/
Desond671/
Djsoun671/
Daisom671/
Dèshon671/
Deqson671/
Desgon671/
Dezson671/
Dijkshoon671/
Dhisen671/
Dioşan671/
Dickksson671/
Dexone671/
Desoun671/
Daixun671/
Diksun671/
Ditshoung671/
Dishom671/
Dyoson671/
Dhieckson671/
Dyshon670/
Deixan670/
Deisom670/
Disian670/
Discen670/
Dyseon670/
Deaxon670/
Desont670/

Dixson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dixson in the Oriya language
ଡିକସନdikasana-
Dixson in the Marathi language
सोनsona-

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